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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the function of vitamin C?






2. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






3. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






4. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






5. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






6. What is the function of vitamin E?






7. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






8. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






9. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






10. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






11. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






12. What is normal albumin levels?






13. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






14. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






15. How many calories/gram is protein?






16. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






17. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






18. What function is vitamin D?






19. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






20. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






21. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






22. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






23. When does BMR increase?






24. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






25. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






26. Name six sources of grains






27. What is normal BMI?






28. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






29. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






30. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






31. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






32. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






33. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






34. When does BMR decrease?






35. The higher the BMR a client has --






36. What type of people need extra protein?






37. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






38. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






39. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






40. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






41. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






42. Where can you get more vitamin D?






43. What does DASH stand for?






44. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






45. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






46. What is RDA of protein?






47. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






48. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






49. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






50. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy